Increasing student engagement in active learning through feedback on pre-reading quizzes (2017-2018)
Source: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/44197 Parent: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/346
Abstract
Aims: We will increase the impact of our ¿Semant¿ software that simplifies the marking and analysis of pre-reading quizzes for active learning classes in two ways. (1) We will develop and incorporate a feedback system that scales to large class sizes. (2) We will increase the adoption of the system by providing training support to users, as well as making it available outside the Blackboard environment. Significance: Preparation is an essential element of active learning classes. We encourage students to invest time in preparation by setting written pre-reading quizzes, but their engagement is hampered in large classes because we cannot give personal feedback to all of their answers. Outcomes: (1) We will develop a system to provide feedback on student quiz answers that scales to large classes. This will increase student engagement, as well as help students to learn to answer such questions for future summative assessment. (2) We will increase the adoption of Semant for both teaching and for learning research.
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Experts
Professor Matthew Davis
Centre Director of ARC COE: Future low energy electronics technologies (FLEET) : ARC COE: Future low energy electronics technologies : Faculty of Science
Affiliate of ARC COE for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS) : ARC COE for Engineered Quantum Systems : Faculty of Science
Professor : School of Mathematics and Physics : Faculty of Science
Associate Professor Greg Birkett
Associate Professor and Associate Dean (Academic) : Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Associate Professor : School of Chemical Engineering : Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Dr Tony Howes
First Year Engineering Academic Advisor : Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Grant type : UQ Teaching Innovation Grants
Funded by : The University of Queensland